Snow Leopard Matthiessen

Matthiessen went along for several reasons for the high altitude flora and fauna the most elusive of which is the snow leopard and for spiritual reasons having to do with a pilgrimage to the ancient shrine on crystal mountain as well as a more personal quest to understand reality and suffering prompted by the recent loss of his wife to cancer.

Snow leopard matthiessen. The snow leopard is a 1978 book by peter matthiessen it is an account of his two month search for the snow leopard with naturalist george schaller in the dolpo region on the tibetan plateau in the himalayas. Matthiessen went along for several reasons for the high altitude flora and fauna the most elusive of which is the snow leopard and for spiritual reasons having to do with a pilgrimage to the ancient shrine on crystal mountain as well as a more personal quest to understand reality and suffering prompted by the recent loss of his wife to cancer. An unforgettable spiritual journey through the himalayas by renowned writer peter matthiessen 1927 2014 the national book award winning author of the new novel in paradise in 1973 peter matthiessen and field biologist george schaller traveled high into the remote mountains of nepal to study the himalayan blue sheep and possibly glimpse the rare and beautiful snow. The snow leopard in 1973 peter matthiessen and field biologist george schaller traveled high into the remote mountains of nepal to study the himalayan blue sheep and possibly glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard.